Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 28

Austria, silver shooting medal klippe, 1893, Franz Joseph I, Lower Austrian shooting competition in Schwechat, NGC MS 61. Wurzb-2547. 33mm. Square, wi

Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver medal, ca. 1830, Department of the Interior, scarce. Fonrobert-9430. 27.20 grams; 44x35mm. Obverse with Liberty standing

Colombia, large gold medal, 1904, tribute to Lucien Bonaparte-Wyse for Panama canal project, very rare, NGC MS 62. 53.93 grams; 45.5mm. Obverse with

Santiago de la Vegas, Cuba, small silver proclamation medal, Isabel II, 1834. Medina-425 . 5.83 grams; 25mm. Obverse with crowned arms inside legend

Guanabacoa, Cuba, small silver medal with integrated loop, 1882. 4.04 grams; 23mm. Obverse with LA CARIDAD / MEDALLA / DE SOCIA / GUANABACOA; reverse

Hamburg (German States), silver medal, no date (c.1708), Satirization on the Corruption of the Imperial Commission, by C. Wermuth, PCGS MS62. Fiewager

Saxony (German States), silver shooting medal klippe, 1884, Leipzig Shooting Festival, by Helfricht. Peltzer-1371. 27.78 grams; 36.5mm. Square, with d

Great Britain, large silver medal, 1687, James II, recovery of treasure from the Concepcion by Sir William Phips, by Bower. Betts-67; Eimer-285; MI-61

London, England, silver medal, Anne, 1702, defeat of French and Spanish at Vigo Bay, Spain, by J. Croker, NGC AU details / tooled, ex-Jones. Eimer-395

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello / Havana, ex-Jones. AC-HAv1B. 12.73 grams; 37mm. Bold XF+ with even brown color, b

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Cartagena / Vernon and Ogle, ex-Jones. AC-CAvo2B. 10.63 grams; 37mm. Bold XF with much origina

Great Britain, copper-alloy medal, 1744, Naval Action off Toulon / hanging man. Eimer-582; Mitchener-5069/70. 13.67 grams; 39mm. Obverse with letters

Great Britain, small-size copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams. AC-PBv11I. 5.27 grams; 26mm. Bright and brassy

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams. AC-PBv19N. 23.92 grams; 39mm. Bold VF with smooth fields,

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams. AC-PBv21Q. 17.82 grams; 36.5mm. Black-toned AU- with thic

Great Britain, copper/silver-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams. AC-PBv22S. 18.30 grams; 37mm. AXF with very bright

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams. AC-PBv25U. 17.30 grams; 37mm. Darkly toned AU+ with trace

Great Britain, silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, very rare, ex-Adams, ex-Ford. AC-PBv45PP. 15.81 grams; 38mm. Well-struck

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams. AC-PBv46RR. 14.77 grams; 37mm. Bold AU+, in fact no wear

Great Britain, cast small-size copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi2B. 6.06 grams; 27.5mm. Bold X

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi6G. 13.38 grams; 38mm. AU in bright brass colo

Great Britain, medium-size silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, very rare, ex-Adams (Plate Piece), ex-Ford, ex-Flannagan.

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi11P. 17.42 grams; 39mm. Dark-brown AU with lig

Great Britain, small-size copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi15T. 4.99 grams; 26.5mm. Choice XF

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi16W. 17.17 grams; 39mm. Dark AU- with traces o

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi17Y. 13.45 grams; 37mm. AXF with traces of ori

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams (Plate Piece). AC-PBvi19FF. 13.09 grams; 37.5mm. AU- w

Great Britain, silver-plated copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams, ex-Ford. AC-PBvi20GG. 14.75 grams; 39mm

Great Britain, small-size copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and icons, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi26PP. 5.65 grams; 27mm. Dark AU wit

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and Brown, ex-Adams. AC-PBvb1A. 16.06 grams; 37.5mm. Well-detailed AU with

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and Brown, ex-Adams. AC-PBvb1B. 13.96 grams; 37mm. AU- with dark olive-bra

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and Brown, ex-Adams. AC-PBvb6J. 13.57 grams; 37.5mm. Dark XF with bubbly (

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and Brown, ex-Adams. AC-PBvb7L. 13.68 grams; 38mm. Dark chocolate-brown XF

Great Britain, small-size copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and Brown, ex-Adams. AC-PBvb8M. 4.15 grams; 26mm. VF+ with dark

Great Britain, medium-size copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and Lezo, ex-Adams. AC-PBvl4C. 10.55 grams; 34mm. Well-detaile

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello / Fort Chagre, ex-Adams. AC-FCv6E. 10.20 grams; 36.5mm. Dark and somewhat crudely

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello / Fort Chagre, ex-Adams. AC-FCv6F. 16.15 grams; 37mm. Darkly toned VF with honest,

Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Cartagena, ex-Adams. AC-CAv4E. 13.47 grams; 37mm. Choice AU with much original brass color and

Great Britain, silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Cartagena, ex-Adams. AC-CAv6G. 11.90 grams; 37mm. Attractive antique-silver finish (rare thus) with

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (Empire of Mexico), silver 1R-sized proclamation medal, Agustin Iturbide, 1822, rare, NGC XF 45. Grove-46a; Fonrobert-7292.

Vatican City (Italian States), silver medal, Benedetto XV (Giacomo della Chiesa), Rome Year IV (1918), Oriental Prelates, by Bianchi, NGC MS 65. Barto

Toluca, Mexico, bronze proclamation medal, Iturbide, 1822, PCGS AU58. Grove-52b. 34mm. Obverse with eight-point star above TOLUCA / EN LA FELIZ / PROC

Netherlands (The Hague), cast gilt-brass "memento mori" medal, 1600s, rare, ex-Jaap van der Veen. RBN-1859.42; Minard-220; vRem-51. 54.07 ...

Manila, Philippines, bronze medal, Alfonso XII, 1882, inauguration of the potable water works in Manila. Basso-707a. 26.64 grams; 37.5mm. Obverse with

San Marino, gilt silver military decoration (neck badge and breast star), Equestrian Order of Saint Marinus, Grand Officer, by Raviolo & Gardino...

USA (San Francisco Mint), Liberty Head $20, 1897-S. 33.43 grams. Bagmarked AU/UNC with bright cartwheel luster.

USA (Philadelphia mint), Liberty Head $5, 1881. 8.35 grams. XF with light cleaning.

USA (San Francisco Mint), Liberty Head $5, 1901-S, NGC AU 58. Flashy surfaces with typical bagmarks, some faint reddish toning around bust and stars

USA (Philadelphia Mint), Classic Head $2-1/2, 1836, block 8, NGC XF details / removed from jewelry. Surfaces sweated from prior jewelry mounting, fa

USA (New Orleans Mint), Liberty Head $2-1/2, 1843-O, small date, crosslet 4, NGC VF 35. Even wear throughout with LIBERTY still visible on bust, pal